Told in a French Garden by Mildred Aldrich | Project Gutenberg

Series of short stories told in the style of Boccaccio, by Mildred Aldrich, American author. Aldrich emigrated to France in 1898, and in June 1914 moved into a cottage overlooking the Marne valley. She was awarded the Legion d’Honneur in 1922 for influencing popular opinion in the United States in favour of joining the Allies.

CONTENTS
Introduction: How We Came into the Garden
I. The Youngster’s Story: It Happened at Midnight—The Tale of a Bride’s New Home
II. The Trained Nurse’s Story: The Son of Josephine—The Tale of a Foundling
III. The Critic’s Story: ‘Twas in the Indian Summer—The Tale of an Actress
IV. The Doctor’s Story: As One Dreams—The Tale of an Adolescent
V. The Sculptor’s Story: Unto This End—The Tale of a Virgin
VI. The Divorcée’s Story: One Woman’s Philosophy—The Tale of a Modern Wife
VII. The Lawyer’s Story: The Night Before the Wedding—The Tale of a Bride-Elect
VIII. The Journalist’s Story: In a Railway Station—The Tale of a Dancer
IX. The Violinist’s Story: The Soul of the Song—The Tale of a Fiancée
X. Epilogue: Adieu—How We Went Out of the Garden

Boston: Small, Maynard, and Co., 1916

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Richard Marshall is studying for a doctorate in the literature of ancient Rome at Wadham College, Oxford, and is a tutor for Ancient History at St Benet’s Hall. In addition to Classics, he has a long-standing interest in the tactics and material culture of the British Army, especially of the period spanned by the Cardwell Reforms and First World War. He has a large collection of original uniform and equipment items used for teaching and research purposes, and is currently exploring the evolution of British military clothing and accoutrements in response to changes in fashion and warfare for eventual publication. He previously worked as a cataloguer for the Oxford University Great War Archive.